Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Pediatric High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case Study

Ryan Hodnick, Michael L. Cohen, Joseph B. Loehner, Jennifer MazzantiTrans Aero Medevac. TriState CareFlight.United States Wilderness and Environmental MedicineWilderness and Environ Med 2024; 35: 78-81DOI: 10.1177/10806032231222003 AbstractTreatment of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) can be challenging and is further complicated in the pediatric patient in the prehospital environment. The following case presents a decompensating pediatric patient

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Severe acute reentry high altitude pulmonary edema in pediatric patients: report of three cases and literature review

Ali Alsuheel Asseri, İbrahim Ali Asiri, Ameerah Mohammed Asiri, Haifa’ Hisham Alwabel, Walaa Ibrahim AsiriKing Khalid University. Abha Maternity and Children Hospital.Turkey Turkish Journal of PediatricsTurk J Pediatr 2022; 64: 400-407DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.611 AbstractBackground: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a fatal form of severe high-altitude illness. It is a form of noncardiogenic, noninfectious pulmonary edema secondary to

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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in a Healthy Pediatric Patient Traveling from Denver to Breckenridge

Matthew Adamo, Kayla E. Prokopakis, Todd BolotinMercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Centura Health St. Anthony Breckenridge Mountain Clinic.United States Open Accaess Emergency MedicineOpen Access Emerg Med 2022; 14:DOI: 10.2147/OAEM.S334485 AbstractA healthy 11-year-old boy presented with headache, nausea, and cough to a clinic at 2926 meters of altitude one day after ascending from his home altitude

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Elastin Insufficiency Confers Proximal and Distal Pulmonary Vasculopathy in Mice, Partially Remedied by the KATP Channel Opener Minoxidil: Considerations and Cautions for the Treatment of People With Williams-Beuren Syndrome

Russell H. Knutsen, Leah M. Gober, Elise K. Kronquist, Maninder Kaur, Danielle R. Donahue, Danielle Springer, Zu Xi Yu, Marcus Y. Chen, Yi-Ping Fu, Feri Choobdar, My-Le Nguyen, Sharon Osgood, Joy L. Freeman, Neelam Raja, Mark D. Levin, Beth A. KozelNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; and National

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Virtual Transcatheter Interventions for Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in Williams and Alagille Syndromes

Ingrid S. Lan, R. Thomas Collins, II, Weiguang Yang, Jeffrey A. Feinstein, Michael Ma, Jacqueline Kreutzer, Gregory T. Adamson, Alison L. MarsdenStanford University. University of Pittsburgh.United States Journal of the American Heart AssociationJ Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023532 AbstractBackground: Despite favorable outcomes of surgical pulmonary artery (PA) reconstruction, isolated proximal stenting of the central PAs

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Analysis of risk factors associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after surgical repair of peripheral pulmonary artery stenoses

L. Mac Felmly, Richard D. Mainwaring, Claudia Algaze, Elisabeth Martin, Michael Ma, Frank L. HanleyStanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open 2023; 13: 344-356DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.01.011 AbstractObjective: Acute lung injury is a known complication of pulmonary artery reconstruction for peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis. Severe cases may

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Surgical Experience With Crossed and Anomalous Origin of the Pulmonary Arteries From the Pulmonary Trunk: A Single Center Report of 24 Cases

Sameh M. Said, Eric Hoggard, Shanti NarasimhanMaria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Westchester Medical Center. Alexandria University. University of Minnesota and Masonic Children’s Hospital.United States and Eygpt World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2023; 14: 185-193DOI: 10.1177/21501351221139833 AbstractBackground: Anomalies of the pulmonary origin of the pulmonary arteries are uncommon; however, the

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Nonhepatic Alagille Syndrome Associated With Predominant Cardioskeletal Anomalies: A Rare Case

Vishal V. Bhende, Hardil P. Majmudar, Tanishq S. Sharma, Sohilkhan R. Pathan, Deepakkumar V. MehtaShree Krishna Hospital. Pramukhswami Medical College. Bhaikaka University.India CureusCureus 2021; 13:DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17429 AbstractAlagille syndrome (ALGS) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder with multisystem involvement including the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes, kidneys, and other organ systems, along with characteristic facial abnormalities. Some

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Twins with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins: Strategies for diagnosis and management

Sinead Brady, Usha Krishnan, Anjali Saqi, Diana VargasNew York Presbyterian-Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.United States Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2024; 17: 147-152DOI: 10.3233/NPM-230085 AbstractWe present a case of dichorionic-diamniotic twin females who developed hypoxemic respiratory failure. They were ultimately diagnosed by lung biopsy with alveolar capillary dysplasia with

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c-Myc Drives inflammation of the maternal-fetal interface, and neonatal lung remodeling induced by intra-amniotic inflammation

April W. Tan, Xiaoying Tong, Silvia Alvarez-Cubela, Pingping Chen, Aline Guimarães Santana, Alejo A. Morales, Runxia Tian, Rae Infante, Vanessa Nunes de Paiva, Shathiyah Kulandavelu, Merline Benny, Juan Dominguez-Bendala, Shu Wu, Karen C. Young, Claudia O. Rodrigues, Augusto F. SchmidtUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children’s Hospital. Florida Atlantic University Charles E.

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